CHAPTER 385: CHAPTER 233: THE SUDDEN PHASE BOMB

For the Gus Civilization, Shen Shi has always paid great attention.

It’s not just because of the power of this civilization, but more importantly, it’s the only known civilization independent of the Mude System.

Clearly, at this moment, the Mude System has become a gigantic mountain in front of human civilization, which could collapse at any time, completely destroying human civilization.

In this context, the Gus Civilization is extremely important.

In fact, the greatest hope in Shen Shi’s heart is that when human civilization possesses strength like the Gus Civilization, it can successfully break free from the threat of the Mude System.

And that moment doesn’t seem too far away.

But now is not the time to think about such relations; at this moment, the Gus Civilization, in Shen Shi’s eyes, is just a channel for quickly accumulating power.

So he met with this Gus individual who approached him proactively.

This was Shen Shi’s first time seeing a Gus individual.

As a powerful species, the appearance and cultural characteristics of the Gus, from a human perspective, are quite amiable: comparable limb structure, around two meters in height, slender physique, skin with a crystal-like sheen, slightly larger eyes also resembling crystals, and ears shaped into high upright crystalline forms—although very different from humans, they fit human aesthetics, appearing elegant and noble.

The bear-like Gus individual named "Wanyou" before him displayed a very humble attitude, without a trace of the Gus’s usual arrogance.

"Honorable Celestial Emperor," he even bowed to Shen Shi, his words notably respectful, "I am greatly honored to be summoned by you personally and to become the first Gus individual to settle in the human trading market. I believe that human civilization will achieve self-realization here, just like any civilization that reaches Gus Land, and likewise, the Gus..."

The words spoken by Wanyou were indeed elegant.

If human civilization were truly a Divine Dao Civilization, such an attitude toward the representative of the Divine Dao, "Heaven and Earth," would undoubtedly win great favor from human civilization.

After all, the characteristic of Divine Dao Civilization is to glorify oneself and value attitude.

And for someone as remarkably powerful as a member of the Gus Civilization to have such an attitude, the entire human civilization would likely feel honored.

However, human civilization is not truly a Divine Dao Civilization.

Shen Shi’s heart remained completely unperturbed.

He even keenly perceived the attitude in the other party’s words.

"Are you settling in as an individual?" Shen Shi asked.

"Indeed, But Your Majesty, this is just the beginning," Wanyou said.

"..." Shen Shi said nothing further, merely observing him silently.

The others in the great hall also fell silent, and the atmosphere in the room seemed to shift slightly.

The Wanyou before them was not a Master of Primordial Energy.

Thus, Shen Shi could clearly sense that the pressure on the other party was increasing.

Quite some time passed.

Only when the pressure reached its pinnacle did Shen Shi slowly speak, "You are right, this is just a beginning."

After leaving this remark, Shen Shi’s figure vanished from the throne.

All of this naturally displayed an attitude.

The reason is simple.

If the counterpart represents only an individual, then he is merely a Gus, not even a Master of Primordial Energy, and such a Gus actually has no qualification to meet Shen Shi, so Shen Shi’s summoning was in regard to the forces behind him.

Frankly, if Shen Shi truly were the Supreme Celestial Emperor of a Divine Dao Civilization, turning hostile over such a matter wouldn’t be surprising.

So, this was yet another probe.

"The cultural characteristic of the Gus Civilization leans towards commerce and trade; for them, profits under order are most important, and they prefer using business means within the rules to gain benefits instead of direct conflict like warfare. Therefore, similar probes will likely be endless," Shen Shi summarized afterward.

To prepare all humans.

The result was as expected: one Gus individual after another approached, and not one represented only themselves, yet the items they presented for participation in the opening trade fair were all exquisite, things that simply could not be presented by individuals.

Investigation results also showed that these individuals clearly came from major forces within the peripheral market.

Naturally, Shen Shi did not meet with any more individuals.

Indeed, unknown to Shen Shi, a brief intelligence sharing took place among these Gus factions, and the source of the shared information was the Gus individual Shen Shi had met.

"This must be a true Divine Dao Civilization. The Celestial Emperor’s will is paramount, and none have a notion of resistance, yet the Celestial Emperor himself values profits more and does not possess the arrogance typical of a ’Divine King’ of a general Divine Dao Civilization..."

If Shen Shi were to see this Gus individual again, he would surely be a bit surprised.

Because this was indeed a genuine Master of Primordial Energy!

To be able to conceal one’s Primordial Energy level beneath Shen Shi’s gaze on human territory signifies not just a high level of Primordial Energy Mastery but also suggests a high-grade Primordial Energy Device.